Hey guys....
I'm looking to wire up multiple rooms with a number of different lights including the new spydrs, and custom plc strip builds. Both the fluence and the custom lights will be a maximum of 3A each on 240v. When wiring these lights up, whats the cleanest way to do it? I have one room with 20 lights, and one with 12. I don't need one of those light controllers with a trigger cord as I will be using a 0-10v controller for controlling the timing and intensity of the lights. And if that is my only option, then what do I do to calculate the proper breaker for the light controller? For example the Autopilot APCL8DX is capable of running 8x 1000w ballasts with 50A input.... meant to handle 5.3 amps x 8 lights = 42.4 amps... which would require a 50A 2-pole breaker and #6awg wire. But if I only wanted to run 3amps x 8 = 24 amps, could/should I set it up with a 30A 2-pole breaker? What size wire would be appropriate?
Is there a cheaper way of doing this without these light controllers?
Thanks
I'm looking to wire up multiple rooms with a number of different lights including the new spydrs, and custom plc strip builds. Both the fluence and the custom lights will be a maximum of 3A each on 240v. When wiring these lights up, whats the cleanest way to do it? I have one room with 20 lights, and one with 12. I don't need one of those light controllers with a trigger cord as I will be using a 0-10v controller for controlling the timing and intensity of the lights. And if that is my only option, then what do I do to calculate the proper breaker for the light controller? For example the Autopilot APCL8DX is capable of running 8x 1000w ballasts with 50A input.... meant to handle 5.3 amps x 8 lights = 42.4 amps... which would require a 50A 2-pole breaker and #6awg wire. But if I only wanted to run 3amps x 8 = 24 amps, could/should I set it up with a 30A 2-pole breaker? What size wire would be appropriate?
Is there a cheaper way of doing this without these light controllers?
Thanks